Rossia pacifica, also known as the stubby squid, is a species of bobtail squid native to the northern Pacific Ocean. Sightings usually occur in winter on sandy slopes away from strong currents in moderately shallow water. In the summer, they move to deeper waters where they reproduce. The female cements the egg capsules under a stone or in some other concealed location, and both male and female die soon after breeding.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Stubby Bobtail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Sepiolida
- Family
- Sepiolidae
- Genus
- Rossia
- Species
- Rossia pacifica
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